Shandy Poh

 

 

Name: Shandy Poh

Name in Chinese: 傅紫暄

Year of Birth: 2005

Height: 163 cm 

Current School: Hwa Chong International School

Age began gymnastics and reason for starting: 4 years old. Parents thought I too much energy so sent me to try gym. Never left.

First Club: Alpha Gymnastics

First Coach: Coach Howard

Current Club: National Training Centre

Current Coach: Zhang Zhen and Zhao Qun

Favourite apparatus: Floor

Favourite skill: Maloney on bars

Most difficult skill to learn so far: Roundoff layout on beam 

Personal Best Recorded and the Event in which it was recorded: IAA 45.550 at the 2021 National Championships 

Major Sporting Achievements:

  • South-East Asian Games 2021 – Team Bronze
  • National Championships 2018 – 1st place on Uneven Bars 
  • Asian-Games 2022 - 16th place IAA 

Competition Experiences:

  • South-East Asian Games: 2021
  • Asian Games: 2022
  • Commonwealth Games: 2022
  • Asian Championships: 2023 

Who is your favourite gymnast and why ?: Colleen Hong, her discipline and commitment never fails to impress me. 

Favourite music: LANY, 队长

My main support group consist of: Friends (especially Emma) and my family

If I was not an athlete, I would like to be: A mattress tester/ cardiothoracic surgeon 

One interesting fact that most people do not know about me is: I can move my eyebrows in a wave.

What is the greatest challenge you have faced in your sporting career? How did you overcome that?

Studying for my IB exams and competing for Asian Games within the same period of time, while managing injuries. It took a lot of effort and mental strength to keep pushing, but in the end was worth it. 

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